Hi,
Twayne wrote:
I just uninstalled/reinstalled OOo with AV off, etc., to see if it
helped some of the problems I've come across. Which reminded me of this
shortcoming:
Installation does not create any desktop or quicklaunch icons nor does
it place a shortcut in the Programs folder.
It's only an annoyance to me, but I suspect others less versed in the
operating systems, will be confused by it and possibly not know how to
get their icons or even find their icon targets since, e.g., "writer" is
"swriter.exe", etc., which was the first thing I searched for.
IMO it should at least create a Programs entry and a Desktop icon.
Better, allow the opportunity to create them or not, or at least a
shortcut for soffice, minimum, during installation.
So, documentation wise, this would make a great entry. If it's already
there I can't find it, but apologies if I just missed it somehow;
perhaps it needs to stand out more clearly on the readme files.
IMO the "s" prefix of the filenames should also be mentioned.
thank you for sharing your ideas.
I've heard that even some users never use the Windows Start menu. What
is not present as an icon on the desktop will not be used.
StarOffice/OpenOffice.org deliberately decided not to insert another set
of icons to the users' desktops.
May be we should rethink this at least for Windows?
Most other Windows setup programs offer a choice like "[x] Show Readme"
on the last screen of the setup.
Most other Windows setup programs offer a choice like "[x] Launch
Program" on the last screen of the setup. (Well, this would not help
much for the next time you want to start OOo)
Many programs offer a Welcome screen at first launch, giving the
first-time user some directions and links. OOo on Linux only shows a
gray desert.
That filename confusion should also be addressed.
Uwe
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